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Mobile Phone Expenses: A Tax Guide for Creative Business Owners

Discover how creative business owners and freelancers can claim mobile phone expenses tax-efficiently. Learn about HMRC rules, tax-free company phones, business use of personal phones, and common pitfalls to avoid.

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Why DIY accounting costs more in the long run

When you're handling every aspect of your business, getting your creative venture off the ground is no easy feat. If you add DIY accounting to the mix, it will ultimately sap more time and money from your business compared to outsourcing the job to an expert accountant.

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What to do if you’re close to hitting the VAT threshold

If your creative business is making a good turnover, at some point you’ll need to think about registering for VAT.

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corporation tax

How much do you need to save for corporation tax?

The answer isn’t as straightforward as money in/money out, so it’s worth explaining the difference in how we manage this tax.

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Employees or Freelancers? What’s better for your creative business?

Has hiring freelancers seemed like the best option for scaling your business or do you wonder if it’d be more cost effective to employ people in-house?

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Make your creative business work for you

How to make your creative business work for you

Taking a strategic approach can go a long way to getting the things you want out of your creative business.

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What is the future of accounting?

What is the future of accounting?

The accounting profession has recently started to undergo a major shift. The ‘traditional’ desktop hosted accounting packages, spreadsheets and paper-based record keeping are swiftly moving towards cloud based systems. Accounting looks to follow many other industries where cloud-technologies are disrupting the status quo. This evolution has been brought about by advances in technology and changes ...

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What to consider when appointing an accountant

Choosing an Accountant: Key Factors to Consider

Discover essential tips for choosing an accountant to safeguard your business finances and ensure professional support. Get expert insights today!

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A personal guide to going self-employed and setting up your own business

I read somewhere once that you must be ruthless to be a business owner. Steve Jobs also famously narrated Apple’s ‘here’s to the crazy ones’ advertisement,

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